UN and Member States condemn US Executive Order imposing sanctions on the ICC
The Internation Criminal Court and many international leaders condemn the issuance by the US of an Executive Order seeking to…
EU General Court Judgment in Case T-743/21 Ryanair v Commission: COVID-19 rescue aus to TAP
Wednesday 5th February 2025 EU General Court Judgment in Case T-743/21 Ryanair v Commission (TAP II; rescue...
Europol warns consumers to be mindful about fake medicines offered online
Between April and November 2024, law enforcement, judicial, customs, medical and anti-doping authorities from 30 countries joined forces in Operation…
Main results of the EU General Affairs Council, 28 January 2025
The Polish EU Council Presidency presented its priorities in the area of the General Affairs Council and ministers held an exchange of…
NextGenerationEU reaches €300 billion in RRF payments with latest disbursements
The total disbursed amount under the EU's Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) has now surpassed the €300 billion milestone. This…
EU electricity retail markets: ACER Country Sheets identify opportunities and threats
For the first time, ACER has published its Country Sheets on retail electricity markets across EU Member States and Norway.…
Portugal: Strategic businesses get credit boost with €150m EIB guarantee for CGD
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is offering Portuguese bank Caixa Geral de Depósitos (CGD) a €150 million guarantee to increase…
Portugal’s 5th RRF payment request for €2.9bn endorsed by EU Commission
Today, the EU Commission has endorsed a positive preliminary assessment of Portugal's fifth payment request for €2.9 billion (net of…
Eurojust: Global investigation takes down malware targeting millions of people
A global operation, supported by Eurojust, has led to the takedown of servers of infostealers, a type of malware used to…
Investigators dismantle criminal network manufacturing narco-boats to smuggle drugs
Spanish and Portuguese authorities have rolled up of a sophisticated drug trafficking network operating in both countries. The criminal group…
RFF: EU Council greenlights Lithuania’s and Portugal’s amended plans
The EU Council today approved the Commission’s positive assessment of Lithuania’s and Portugal’s amended recovery and resilience plans. According to the…
Portugal: IMF Executive Board concludes 2024 Article IV Consultation
Portugal achieved a remarkable recovery from the successive shocks that hit the global economy since the pandemic. Growth exceeded the…
Portugal: EU Commission approves €1bn state aid supporting the transition to a net-zero economy
The European Commission has approved a €1 billion Portuguese state aid scheme to support investments for the production of equipment…
Portugal: EU Commission unlocks €714m as third and fourth RRF instalments
Portugal's recovery and resilience plan will be financed by €22.2 billion, of which €16.3 billion in grants and €5.9 billion…
EU Pact on Migration and Asylum: Nine Member States to receive technical support
The EU Commission will provide tailored support and expert advice to nine Member States through the Technical Support Instrument (TSI). This support will help…
EIB and ANA announce €50m contract to finance low-carbon airport infrastructure
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Aeroportos de Portugal (ANA) have signed a €50 million contract on introducing low-carbon infrastructure at…
EU Commission allocates €77m of the agricultural reserve to Austria, Czechia, Poland, and Portugal
The EU Commission proposed to mobilise €77 million from the agricultural reserve to support farmers from the fruit, vegetables and…
Portugal: EU Commission receives 5th RRF payment request for €2.9bn
Yesterday, the Commission received Portugal's fifth payment request for an amount of €2.9 billion net of pre-financing, including €1.65 billion…
Portugal: EU Commission approves €45m state aid to shift freight from road to rail
The EU Commission has approved a €45 million Portuguese scheme to encourage freight traffic to shift from road to rail.…
Portugal: IMF staff concluding statement of the 2024 Article IV Mission
Portugal achieved a remarkable recovery from the successive shocks that hit the global economy since the pandemic. Growth in 2023 continued…
Portugal and Romania: EU Commission to lift suspension of RRF payments
The EU Commission has adopted two decisions today, issuing a positive preliminary assessment to lift the suspension of payment of…
InvestEU: EU Commission signs agreement with Banco Português de Fomento
The EU Commission and Banco Português de Fomento (BPF) have signed today an InvestEU guarantee agreement worth up to €210…
European elections: Preliminary results in Portugal
Preliminary results of the European elections in Portugal.
European elections 2024 background: Portugal country sheet
Find here information on electoral rules, poll opening and closing times and candidates for the 2024 European election in EU…
European Semester: EU Commission publishes in-depth reviews for six Member States
The Commission has today published in-depth reviews (IDRs) for France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy and Portugal.
European Court of Human Rights: Rulings in three climate change cases
The Court found that the Swiss Confederation had failed to comply with its “positive obligations” under the Convention concerning climate…
EU Commission publishes March infringements package – key decisions
In its regular package of infringement decisions, the European Commission pursues legal action against Member States for failing to comply…
EU Commission approves €350m Portuguese State aid scheme to support the transition to a net-zero economy
The European Commission has approved a €350 million Portuguese scheme to support investments for the production of equipment necessary to foster the transition towards…
Portugal: EU Commission approves €350m to support transition to a net-zero economy
The European Commission has approved a €350 million Portuguese scheme to support investments for the production of equipment necessary to foster the transition towards…
EU Commission disburses payments to Germany, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Slovakia and Slovenia under the RRF
Germany received the first payment under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). The payment amounts to € 4 billion. On 15 September,…
Europol: Major bust of a notorious narcotics clan in Spain and Portugal
The investigation was initiated in February 2023, when law enforcement authorities gathered evidence of drug trafficking by known local narcotics…
Online fraud with cryptocurrencies: Eurojust and Europol actions across Europe
At the request of the Swiss authorities, Eurojust has coordinated several actions against an online fraud network in EU Member…
EU Council approves updated recovery plans for multiple countries
The recovery and resilience facility (RRF) is the EU’s programme of large-scale financial support in response to the challenges the…
EIB: Up to €1.7bn financing for new solar power plants in Spain, Italy, and Portugal
The photovoltaic power plants will have a total capacity of approximately 5.6 GW and will produce an estimated 9.29 TWh a year.…
EU Commission endorses Portugal’s €22.2bn modified recovery and resilience plan
Portugal's REPowerEU chapter consists of 6 reforms and 16 investments to deliver on the REPowerEU Plan's objectives to make Europe independent from Russian fossil fuels…
Deucalion: New EuroHPC supercomputer inaugurated in Portugal
The new world-class system will be used to advance research and development in domains such as energy efficient technologies, weather…
First group of rescue workers leave for Portugal to fight wildfires
Finland is deploying the first group of 24 rescue workers on Wednesday 16 August to help Portugal manage wildfires. In…
Europol: Portuguese authorities seize cocaine hidden in acai shipment, 24 arrested
An international law enforcement operation supported by Europol has led to the dismantling of a Brazilian cartel flooding Europe with…
Portugal: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2023 Article IV Consultation
Portugal's strong recovery continued till early 2023, but near-term growth is expected to soften. Domestic demand growth is projected to…
NATO: Secretary General thanks Portugal for its contributions and support for Ukraine
Brussels, 18 May 2023 Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met Prime Minister Antonio Costa of Portugal,...
Portugal: IMF Staff Concluding Statement of the 2023 Article IV Mission
May 9, 2023 A Concluding Statement describes the preliminary findings of IMF staff at the...
State aid: EU Commission approves €137m Portuguese scheme to support agricultural producers affected by Russia’s war
Brussels, 5 May 2023 The European Commission has approved an approximately €137 million Portuguese scheme to support primary...
State aid: EU Commission approves amendment to 2022-2027 regional aid map for Portugal
Brussels, 27 April 2023 The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, an...
Spain/Portugal: EU Commission approves measures to lower electricity prices amid energy crisis
Brussels, 25 April 2023 The European Commission has approved, under State aid rules, the prolongation...
RescEU: Over €106m for first pan-European field hospital
Brusssels, 24 April 2023 The Commission is allocating €106.2 million to Belgium, France, Germany, Italy,...
Business: The EU Commission decides to refer Portugal and Slovakia to the EU Court of Justice
Brussels, 19 April 2023 The EU Commission decides to refer Portugal and Slovakia to the...
Europol: 50 arrested for drug trafficking via the African route
The Hague, 18 April 2023 Spanish authorities seize 5 tonnes of hashish and 2 tonnes...
EIF: Up to €250m in loans for companies in Portugal to support sustainable investments
Brussels, 7 March 2023 The European Investment Fund (EIF) and Santander Portugal have signed a...
EU January infringements: Digital economy
Letters of formal notice Platform-to-business online trading practices: The Commission calls on CZECHIA, LITHUANIA, HUNGARY,...
RRF: EU Commission endorses Portugal’s second request for €1.8bn
Brussels, 16 December 2022 EU Commission endorses positive preliminary assessment of Portugal’s second request for...